Father
No information. According to his descendants, it is not even
certain whether his family name was Porges.
His sons may have
changed their name to Porges when they arrived in the United
States.The reason is unknown.
Adolph
Porges (b. Paris France ?, d. 07/03/1944) married Flora Roden/Rosenberg(?)
(b. New York city ?, d. 02/05/1919)
Morton Porges (b. ??, d. 28/05/1948) Norman Porges (b. ??, d. 01/02/1968)
Harold J. Porges (b. Chicago Ill. 15/07/1894, d. 22/04/1984)
married Hilda Gersh (b.14/04/1903, d. 02/2002. She was the
daughter of Herman Gersh (b. Odessa Russia), in the furniture
business, and Mary Atz (b. Kiev Russia)
Melvin F. Porges (b. 04/07/1925,
d. 02/1994), married 1951 Caroline Gilmore (b. Hollywood
CA 1929)
Laurie Porges (b. Oakland CA 1952)
Jeff Porges (b. Oakland CA 1953) married
(1) Beatriz J.
Lim (b. Manila, Philippines)
(2) Janet Ritchie (b.
Troy Ohio).
Jeff has a Mechanical Engineering degree and
a MBA; he is Utilities Superintendent for Appleton in
West Carrollton, Ohio.
Children with (1) Beatriz J.
Lim :
Susana Porges (b. 1978 Concord, CA)
Lisa Porges (b. 1980 Reedsport, OR)
Michael Porges (b. 1983 Reedsport, OR)
Leo(pold)
Porges (b. 1856, Russia, d. Chicago 1925) moved to the USA
ca 1886/88,
married Eva Rosenberg (b. NYC). He was a druggist in Chicago.
Edward
D. Porges (b. Chicago 23/08/1895; d. Highland
Park, Il. 26/06/1988) married Jeanette Lieberman (b. Duluth
MI, 1901, d. Highland Park IL 1984)
After obtaining a degree in electrical
engineering from the Armour Institute of Technology (later
the Illinois Institute of Technology), on 18 September 1918
he received a commission as an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve
Force, later converting to the regular Navy (also with the
temporary rank of Ensign). During the rest of 1918 and the
first four months of 1919 he was assigned to the Submarine
Base, New London (located at Groton, Connecticut), the U.S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, and the Receiving Ship
at Boston, Massachusetts. In about May 1919, Ensign Porges
became an officer of the transport USS Patricia. He resigned
his commission on 25 June 1919, with the rank of Lieutenant
(Junior Grade).
Following his Navy service, Porges worked as an electrical
sales engineer and later entered business as a wholesaler
of electronics equipment, sporting goods and other items.
He retired in 1958 and was subsequently active in dog breeding
and training. He had resided in Highland
Park, Illinois since 1940.
Source : http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-p/e-porges.htm
Gail
Porges (b. Chicago 1935) married Richard Guggenheim (b.
Chicago 1923). Gail has two sons :
Michael
Saltzstein (b.
Chicago 1961) Robert
Saltzstein (b. Chicago 1963)
Adrienne
Porges Frankel (b. 1932) married Gerald Frankel (d. 1995).
they have 2 children Jeffrey & Kate Frankel.
Lilian
Porges Lowell (b. Chicago 1901, d. Los Angeles 1993). She
had 1 daughter Diane Greenberg.
Hazel
Porges Wilson (b. Chicago 1892, d. Chicago 1959).
she had 2 daughters Bobette Wilson Teitelman (b.1917, d.
1995) and dorothy Wilson siegel (b. 1920)
Ensign Edward
D. Porges
Credits
: Gail Porges Guggenheim, his daughter (Chicago, 2007)
Source : Jeff Porges (2005),
Gail Guggenheim (2007)